Is this a load-bearing wall?

Please tell me what you think. I want to remove a wall from from the first floor to open the LR to the kitchen. I have a split-level house (five levels). On one side, there are three levels - basement, first floor, and second floor. The wall I want to remove is about 12 feet in length. It runs in the same direction as the floor and ceiling joists. There is a gable roof above the second floor, and the peak of the roof runs parallel to the wall I want to remove, parallel to the floor and ceiling joists. The house, between the outer walls, is about 22 feet wide.

Does this sound like a load-bearing wall? If so, what kind of professional do I need to determine what I need in the way of beams and columns if I take it down?

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Is this a load-bearing wall?

Welcome to the Forum!

you say the wall runs parallel to the floor joists and ceiling joists. Is this a two-story home? I ask because of your comment "I want to remove a wall from from the first floor." If it is a two-story home how do you know which direction the second floor joist run, have you exposed them? You cannot assume they run the same direction as the first floor joists.

Is this a load-bearing wall?

Having been a remodelling contractor for years I can tell you the usual things to look for, but I have also seen load bearing walls that did not follow the rules.
Load bearing walls that were 3' away from the beam in the basement, load bearing walls that ran parallel with the joists.
There are no hard and fast rules.
Yes we even had a case on this forum where many said it was not a load bearing wall, the home owner had someone come look at it and guess what - It was indeed load bearing.
To me this one is to important to call over an internet chat room. You really need someone on site to look at it.

Is this a load-bearing wall?

Thank you all. I'll add that in the basement above this wall are no posts or columns at all, but there is a wall like the one I want to remove, and the same is true above this wall - there is a wall like this one on the second floor. If you were to line up the three floor plans, the walls are not directly over each other, but are about a foot apart.

The main reason I wonder if this wall on the first or middle floor is load-bearing is because of the roof. I wondered if the trusses, which would form a peak that is parallel to this wall, might rely on these three walls for support somehow. Given the 22 or so foot span from outer wall to outer wall, maybe there is a splice in the trusses that sits on the upstairs wall? Hope my question makes sense and isn't nonsensical!

I do plan to consult an expert, but want to really have a plan ahead of time for addressing this, which is why I'm asking.